Panama: Agricultural R&D indicators factsheet

Panama’s agricultural research spending has gradually increased during 2004–2020, at an average rate of 2.6 percent per year. Expenditure levels peaked in 2017, but they have remained relatively high since. The 2017 peak can to a large extent be explained by the construction and equipment of IDIAP’s...

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Main Authors: Stads, Gert-Jan, de los Santos, Luis
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140928
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description Panama’s agricultural research spending has gradually increased during 2004–2020, at an average rate of 2.6 percent per year. Expenditure levels peaked in 2017, but they have remained relatively high since. The 2017 peak can to a large extent be explained by the construction and equipment of IDIAP’s new headquarters. Panama outperforms many of its Central American counterparts in a number of key agricultural R&D indicators. Compared to many of its neighbors, Panama invests a considerably higher proportion of its agricultural output in agricultural research; it employs a relatively high number of scientists with PhD degrees; and it generates an aboveaverage flow of research outputs in the form of publications, new crop varieties, and new agricultural technologies. A very large proportion of Panama’s PhD-qualified agricultural researchers is approaching retirement age, posing a significant problem for the future conduct and continuity of agricultural research. The country will need to recruit and train scientists without delay, and provide the necessary remuneration, working conditions, and incentives to maintain their commitment over time.
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spelling CGSpace1409282025-11-06T03:46:39Z Panama: Agricultural R&D indicators factsheet Panamá: Hoja informativa:Indicadores de I&D agropecuaria Stads, Gert-Jan de los Santos, Luis research methods funding gender research support commodities stakeholders agricultural policies agricultural research agriculture financing Panama’s agricultural research spending has gradually increased during 2004–2020, at an average rate of 2.6 percent per year. Expenditure levels peaked in 2017, but they have remained relatively high since. The 2017 peak can to a large extent be explained by the construction and equipment of IDIAP’s new headquarters. Panama outperforms many of its Central American counterparts in a number of key agricultural R&D indicators. Compared to many of its neighbors, Panama invests a considerably higher proportion of its agricultural output in agricultural research; it employs a relatively high number of scientists with PhD degrees; and it generates an aboveaverage flow of research outputs in the form of publications, new crop varieties, and new agricultural technologies. A very large proportion of Panama’s PhD-qualified agricultural researchers is approaching retirement age, posing a significant problem for the future conduct and continuity of agricultural research. The country will need to recruit and train scientists without delay, and provide the necessary remuneration, working conditions, and incentives to maintain their commitment over time. 2022-11-16 2024-04-12T13:36:54Z 2024-04-12T13:36:54Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140928 en es Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Inter-American Development Bank Stads, Gert-Jan; and de los Santos, Luis. 2022. Panama: Agricultural R&D indicators factsheet. Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140928
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financing
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funding
gender
research support
commodities
stakeholders
agricultural policies
agricultural research
agriculture
financing
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